Bridging the Wealth Gap Could Be This Simple

Jessicah Pierre / OtherWords Apr 24, 2019 “Baby bond” accounts for every child would help address racial inequality while providing security to Americans of every color. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Could U.S. Exit From Paris Accord Be ‘Good News for the Rest of the World’?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 3, 2017 With the United States out of the agreement, the administration now cannot undermine global climate talks as part of the Trump effort to promote fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How the Government Made Me a Dissident

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2015 Nothing helps you appreciate our constitutional rights like being robbed of them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Whistleblower John Kiriakou

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 31, 2015 The former CIA agent has seen his life ripped apart by the government because he revealed CIA torture. However, he continues to stand up for truth and humaneness and against a system that views all of us as undiscovered felons. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

AUDIO: Whistleblower John Kiriakou to Robert Scheer: Whistleblowers ‘Are Not Alone’

John Kiriakou / Truthdig May 29, 2015 The US government is out to "ruin" people who expose official wrongoing "in every conceivable way," says John Kiriakou in an interview with Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer Kiriakou is a 14-year CIA veteran who was jailed for confirming that the U government tortured prisoners via waterboarding. Dig deeper ( 39 Min. Read )

Study: Highest-Paid University Presidents Benefit From Soaring Student Debt and Low-Wage Adjuncts

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 20, 2014 It seems there's no coincidence that the university administrators with the fattest paychecks head schools in which students and adjuncts have the most to lose. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Report: ‘Fast Food CEOs Rake In Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 5, 2013 While fast food workers stage a one-day strike, a report from the Global Economy Project shows how the industry's CEOs have subsidized their own multimillion dollar salaries with taxpayer funds in addition to saving money by paying employees low wages. Report author Sarah Anderson explains. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

For Some Big Firms, CEO Pay Tops Tax Bill

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2011 Compensation for 25 of the highest-paid U.S. CEOs exceeded the amount their corporations paid in taxes in 2010, according to a study published by a Washington think tank Wednesday. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CEO Pay: A Teeny-Weeny Secret for Rich Folk

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2011 The House Financial Services Committee has voted to repeal a provision in last year's Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring public corporations to report the ratio between CEO and median worker pay. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )